Shin protecting boot



D66. 28, 1954 g, c, $P|NAL| 2,697,886

SHIN PROTECTING BOOT Filed Sept. 15, 1951 11v ENTOR. Sa/mz /"e Sp/nal/KMZM AGENT United States Patent Q SHIN PROTECTING BOOT Salvatore C.Spinali, San Diego, Calif.

Application September 15, 1951, Serial No. 246,804

1 Claim. (Cl. 36--4) My invention relates to a shin protecting boot, andmore particularly to an improvement over my former application for ShinProtecting Boot, Serial No. 150,- 687, filed March 20, 1950, sinceabandoned, and the objects of my invention are:

First, to provide a shin protecting boot of this class having novelstructure for maintaining a thick protective pad on the frontal shincovering portion of a conventional boot;

Second, to provide a shin protecting boot of this class having a thickpad on the outer frontal shin portion thereof, and which is normallystraight on the interior of the frontal portion thereof, to conform withand provide freedom for the shin of the wearer;

Third, to provide a shin protecting boot of this class having apad-retaining structure on the frontal side thereof, which effectivelycontains and seals a pad therein, so that it operates efficiently anddoes not hamper the wearer; or unduly change the functional operation orproportions of the boot;

Fourth, to provide a shin protecting boot of this class having a normalstraight-walled frontal shin covering portion, and an outwardly andupwardly directed padretaining portion forwardly thereof, which issealed at its outer edges to the side wall of the boot, providing a verysecure and simple means for retaining the pad on the front of the boot,and which protects the pad from moisture or other foreign matter;

Fifth, to provide a shin protecting boot of this class having a smoothcurved portion which extends forwardly and upwardly and which retains ashin protecting pad at the frontal portion of the upper of a boot,whereby the smooth curved transition of the pad-holding means at thefront of the boot tends to keep the boot free of entanglements withvarious objects adjacent to which it may be moved by the wearer; and

Sixth, to provide a shin protecting boot of this class which is verysimple and economical of construction, etfiecient in operation, andwhich will not readily deteriorate or get out of order.

With these and other objects in view, as will appear hereinafter, myinvention consists of certain novel features of construction,combination and arrangement of parts and portions, as will behereinafter described in detail and particularly set forth in theappended claim, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and tothe characters of reference thereon, forming a part of this application,in which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of my boot, showing portions thereofbroken away and in section to amplify the illustration; and Fig. 2 is asectional View, taken from the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Similar characters of reference refer to similar parts and portionsthroughout the several parts of the drawings.

The boot 1 is preferably made of rubber or other suitable material, andthe frontal shin covering wall 1a thereof is substantially straight andsimilar to conventional boots. Forwardly of this wall 1a is retained athick pad 2, by means of the resilient fly 3, which may be made ofrubber or other suitable material. This fly 3 is vulcanized or otherwiseintegrally connected with the boot 1, and retains the pad 2 in secureposition at the frontal portion of the boot for protecting the shin ofthe wearer.

It will be noted that the fly 3 is arranged in smooth curvedtransitional relationship at its lower portion, providing a smoothoutwardly and upwardly curved transition from the front of the boot 1 tothe top thereof. The smooth curved transition which extends outwardlyand upwardly from the frontal portion of the boot is so arranged that itwill not become caught or entangled with various objects during movementof the wearer of the boot, and it provides for the support of a verythick pad 2, which is preferably made of sponge rubber or the like,forwardly of the frontal wall 1a of the boot, which is adjacent to theshin of the wearer when in use.

In operation, the frontal fly 3 withstands abrasion at the surface of arail or the like with which the wearer of my boot braces himself. Thepad 2 intermediate the rail and the frontal portion of the boot 1,provides a cushion which prevents bruising or damage to the shin of thewearer.

Though I have shown and described a particular construction, combinationand arrangement of parts and portions, I do not wish to be limited tothis particular construction, combination and arrangement, but desire toinclude in the scope of my invention the construction, combination andarrangement substantially as set forth in the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

In a shin protecting boot having a foot portion including an ankle part,a conventional upwardly extending leg-enclosing portion extending tosubstantially knee height, the frontal wall thereof being relativelystraight and extending substantially vertically from the ankle to thetop of the boot, a thick resilient pad forwardly of said leg-enclosingportion and contiguous therewith, the front face of said pad beingsubstantially vertical and extending to the top of said boot and saidpad terminating in a top face that is substantially horizontal in aforeand-aft direction, said pad extending only from substantiallymid-height of the leg enclosing portion to the top of the boot and tosubstantially the widest part of the legenclosing portion, a pad coverenclosing said pad, the lower front face portion of said pad and saidpad cover curving downwardly and towards said leg enclosing portion, theedges of said pad cover and pad forming a relatively smooth transitionwith the outer surface of said leg enclosing portion at substantiallythe widest part of the leg-enclosing portion and being sealed thereto,whereby extra protection for a wearer is afforded without intereferencewith the inner contours of a boot.

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